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Pharmacy: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the main differences will be between the (a) existing scope of the Pharmacy First programme and (b) proposed scope of the Community Pharmacy Prescribing Service.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
3 Sept 2024
Answer
12 Sept 2024 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the main differences will be between the (a) existing scope of the Pharmacy First programme and (b) proposed scope of the Community Pharmacy Prescribing Service.

  2. 3 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Pharmacy First was launched on 31 January 2024. This service uses Patient Group Directions to enable pharmacists to supply certain prescription-only medication, where appropriate, based on specific eligibility criteria, and in line with best practice. Pat...

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